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浸泡

to soak

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

jin4pao4 • jìnpào

Meaning

Primary

to soak

Alternatives

soak, soaks, soaking, soaked

Mnemonic

浸泡 To soak is 浸 to immerse something in water, often in water full of soap 泡 bubbles to help with cleaning it.

Usage

他 把 衣服 浸泡 在 水 裡。

He soaked the clothes in water.

請 把 骯髒 的 碗盤 浸泡 在 水槽 裡。

Please soak the dirty dishes in the sink.

種子 要 先 浸泡 一 夜 才能 發芽。

Seeds need to be soaked overnight before they can germinate.